"I don't dare to give advice. From the second watch to the fifth watch, all the grain must be transported to our army camp. At the same time, I also promise to withdraw from Xuchang City before noon tomorrow! However, I have to be wronged by the military division, and before our army retreats, I stayed in our camp as a guest. Jia Xu had already made up his mind and said in a condensed voice.

And as soon as his voice fell, suddenly someone outside walked in to report that a large number of chariots were coming outside the camp, and the scouts in the army went to take a look, and the carriages were loaded with grain!

When Jia Xu heard this, he turned his eyes to look at Xi Zhicai, and said with a smile on his face: "It seems that doing things with smart people is really much more worry-free." ”

"Smart people aren't counted. Otherwise, how could he be ruined by Jia Junshi? Xi Zhicai smiled brightly and said quietly.

When Jia Xu heard this, his eyes couldn't help narrowing, and he asked with some curiosity: "You have already found out, why do you hesitate to do this?" After this, I am afraid that you will not have a bright future, and even your lord will have to snub you in order to appease the anger of the people, and you may be unknown in this life. Could it be that Xuchang City is more important than your career and prestige? ”

"Xuchang is the foundation of my lord's great cause, don't say it's my career and prestige, even if it's my life, I'm willing to exchange it for him."

"Foolish loyalty is a taboo!"

"Hehe, it depends on who he serves? If you are a mediocre king, you are foolish and loyal, and if you are a virtuous lord, this religion is loyal! ”

Xi Zhicai's unhurried words were said loudly, not only in Jia Xu's heart, but also in Zhang Xiu's heart.

"Jun Fang is a true righteous man!" Jia Xu stood up slowly and bowed to Xi Zhicai. Zhang Xiu couldn't help but think silently in her heart: "Cao Cao, what kind of character are you, Cao Cao, such a genius is willing to come here for you." I was like a three-year-old child in front of him. ”

The thought flashed, Zhang Xiu suddenly remembered that day under Xuchang City, Cao Cao's peerless heroic posture of looking at the world and seemed to control the world in his hands, he couldn't help but feel a little tired, waved his hand and said: "It's all negotiated." Wen and you will take the drama military division to the camp for a walk, I still have some affairs to deal with. ”

When Jia Xu heard this, he seemed to see Zhang Xiu's fatigue, after all, it was too difficult for him to use Cao Cao, a hero who has been difficult to stand out for hundreds of years, as an opponent. Jia Xu nodded, and then he and Xi Zhicai gave each other, and the two of them retreated together.

Under the night sky, with Xi Zhicai's order, Le Jin was directing the soldiers to transport the grain carts to the camp, and Jia Xu also instructed the soldiers of all sizes to prepare to withdraw the army. For a while, the camp seemed to be busy and quite busy.

said that Jia Xu and Xi Zhicai were walking. Jia Xu was not afraid that Xi Zhicai would be unfavorable to him, so he called left and right.

At this time, the two were walking side by side, and many soldiers around them secretly watched, only to feel that these two people were both beautiful and extremely smart, and they were mortal enemies now walking together, which was also a strange scene.

"King Zhang's army is orderly and neatly arranged, and there is more than enough to advance and retreat. I'm afraid this is all from Brother Jia's handwriting. After watching it for a while, Xi Zhicai sighed and asked.

"Hmph, no matter how well the army is governed, what's the use, as long as the decision-maker makes a wrong decision, I'm afraid it will hurt my vitality."

"If it weren't for that, I'm afraid it would be annihilated. It seems that Brother Jia also knows that no matter how good a virtuous minister is, he must choose the right Mingjun in order to have a bright future. After the battle of Xuchang, I will become the object of criticism by the world's families, no matter whether my lord stays or withdraws, for his great cause, I will remove from the post of military advisor. Brother Jia's talent is a hundred times better than mine, if Brother Jia is intentional..."Xi Zhicai suddenly stopped, Jia Xu couldn't help but stop, the two turned to look at each other, those two pairs of eyes were as brilliant as four stars, but they were breathtaking.

Suddenly, Jia Xu smiled and said, "Cao Gong wants to take Xuchang at any cost, what he is plotting is Sili, the treasure of the world!" ”

The so-called Sili is the area centered on Henan County (the county where Luoyang is located), including Yingchuan, Rongyang, Hongnong, Hanoi and other counties, and it is also the hinterland of the center of the world.

When Xi Zhicai heard this, his eyes widened slightly, and he also laughed: "I knew I couldn't hide it from you." ”

Jia Xu shook his head and said, "It seems that Cao Gong has a lot of ambitions, some people say that he is a capable minister who rules the world and a hero in troubled times. But I don't know what Cao Gong means? ”

Xi Zhicai listened, first laughed a few times, suddenly took a step, and said leisurely: "The times are pressing, the world is created, how can my lord choose!?" ”

"If he wants to become a hero, he will be the first person in the ages!" Jia Xu didn't say this sentence, but said it in his heart.

When the sun rose and the sky was bright, Zhang Xiu led the army to retreat to Kunyang with the 5,000 quintals of grain he had obtained. Jia Xu personally led the troops to send Xi Zhicai back, and Le Jin led the troops to greet him outside the city.

On this day, the sky was crisp, the sun was particularly bright, and there were a few gusts of wind.

Xi Zhicai's hair fluttered in the wind, his smile was still bright and uninhibited, and he asked Jia Xu lightly: "I don't know Wen He thought about it all night, can there be an answer?" ”

Jia Xu listened, but his face was solemn, and he sighed: "I'm afraid that Cao Gong hates me to the bone at this time, and now the time has not come, not to mention that I still have a kindness that has not been repaid." ”

"My lord is an immortal talent, even if the world is big, he can tolerate it, let alone a little Jia Wenhe. As for the kindness of the Zhang family, according to my opinion, Wenhe has already paid it off. But I don't understand the timing of what you said, if you are now in the office, you can just replace my position, then why..."

Jia Xu's eyes narrowed slightly, and he said softly: "Duke Cao's wings are not full, but if I and my lord vote for him at this time, he will definitely become the target of the princes of the world." ”

When Xi Zhicai heard this, he instantly realized that he had no intention of recruiting Zhang Xiu at the same time, but Jia Xu didn't seem to be willing to abandon him. Although Zhang Xiu monopolized Yingchuan, he was still deployed by Dong Jackal.

And the princes of the Central Plains, the reason why they didn't solve him was because they looked down on Zhang Xiu and thought that Zhang Xiu was a child and it was difficult to keep Yingchuan. The second is that in recent years, these princes have been in a melee with each other, and they have no time to deal with Zhang Xiu. The last point is that he is afraid of Dong Jackal Hu, who is based in the land of Sanfu, has hundreds of thousands of Xiliang troops, and is raising obscurity.

After all, everyone understands that Dong Zhuo will never give up, which means that he will make a comeback sooner or later, if Zhang Xiu is solved first, wouldn't it give Dong Zhuo a reason to avenge his subordinates? It was precisely because of these factors that Jia Xu saw that he would take Yingchuan for Zhang Xiu and lay the foundation first.

But now once Jia Xu takes Zhang Xiu to Cao Cao, the princes of the world no longer have to be afraid of Dong Zhuo, and in addition, seeing that Cao Cao's power has increased greatly, they will definitely crusade against Cao Cao on the charge that Zhang Xiu is the old anti-thief. In this way, Cao Cao, who is not yet full of wings, is afraid that he will be wiped out.

"I see, keep Zhang Xiu, this is your condition." There was a little more admiration in Xi Zhicai's eyes, and at the same time a little joy. After all, a strategist like Jia Xu, who is highly resourceful and very good at poisonous schemes, if he is capricious and a villain who sells his master for glory, it is extremely dangerous. It's better to kill it as soon as possible. But now, judging from Jia Xu's loyalty to Zhang Xiu, even if this person cannot be said to be a die-hard man, at least he is still a virtuous and loyal talent.

When Jia Xu heard this, he silently did not answer, and after turning the horse, he rode away. Xi Zhicai didn't look back, flicked his horsewhip, and rushed to Lejin's army.

However, he said that not long after Zhang Xiu evacuated Xuchang, Cao Cao, who was rushing to Xuchang, heard that Xizuo had come to report and immediately accelerated to Xuchang. When Cao Cao arrived, Xiahou Yuan and Xi Zhicai had already led a cadre of civil and military officers to wait under the city.

I saw Cao Cao riding a strong, majestic, black and shiny horse, it was the Shadow Horse, majestic, rushed over, saw the command of the city gate, slammed the shadow, turned over and fell angrily, and quickly rushed to the front of Xi Zhicai, who was kneeling down to greet him, and shouted: "Xi Zhicai, how can you do such a stupid thing!? ”

As soon as Cao Cao said this, everything around him changed color, and they all didn't know why. In the face of the 20,000 elite soldiers where Jia Xu was, Xi Zhi was able to keep Xuchang, which was already very remarkable, after all, everyone had heard of Xuchang's internal and external turmoil at that time. But Xi Zhicai, who had obviously made great contributions, was so scolded by Cao Cao that everyone couldn't turn around for a while, and some people even speculated in secret, thinking that it was Xi Zhicai who offered 5,000 quintals of grain in exchange for Zhang Xiu's withdrawal of the army, which angered Cao Cao.

Just when everyone was thinking in their hearts, Xi Zhicai understood what Cao Cao was referring to, and he was sure in his heart, so he bowed his head and bowed: "Please forgive the lord!" At that time, the situation in Xuchang was critical, although the lord had already ordered not to harm the big and small families in the city, but because the small one had a military order with the lord earlier, he was afraid that if Xuchang was not guaranteed, the head of the item would also not be protected, so he had to violate the lord's order and make an example of the monkey. ”

As soon as Xi Zhicai said this, several exclamations suddenly sounded in the crowd. Everyone's eyes widened and looked at Xi Zhicai, as if they wanted to get to know him again.

This personable, dissolute, but peerlessly intelligent prodigal son turned out to be a rat who was greedy for life and afraid of death!

"You !! it" When Cao Cao heard this, his body trembled sharply, and a pair of fine eyes widened, staring at Xi Zhicai deadly, but there was no anger in his eyes, but a look of forbearance and pity.

Xi Zhicai looked indifferently, raised his head lightly, looked at Cao Cao silently, and then kowtowed and bowed: "The villain can save Xuchang and his life, and he is already satisfied." He also asked the lord to punish the villain to appease people's hearts. ”

After hearing this, Cao Cao raised his head and sighed, his face full of embarrassment and loneliness. When Xiahou Yuan and Le Jin and other generals heard this, they couldn't help but be anxious, and hurriedly opened their mouths one after another, and they all came to intercede for Xi Zhicai. The generals of Xiahou Dun, who was behind Cao Cao, also knelt down in a hurry, shouting one after another, asking Cao Cao to forgive his sins. All the teams in the upper and lower parts of the city knelt down one by one and shouted in unison, but they were all interceding for Xi Zhicai.

At this time, there were many fine works of the major families of Xuchang lurking in the dark alleys and street corners of the city, and seeing that Xi Zhicai was so loved by the sergeants, they were all secretly angry, and they all thought that Cao Cao would definitely not be willing to punish his beloved ministers, and bypassed Xi Zhicai.

Unexpectedly, Cao Cao's words made everyone change color in shock.